DEEP AND TEKKY

Tech House

James Dexter - Mindstate [Gruuv]

ALTITUDE - Integration EP (AS-16):
The first new release in 15 years for Matt Thibideau under the Altitude name and it's as if he never left.  Just like his legendary 1998-2001 output on Blue Recordings, each of these tracks is a deep and dubby analog groove to get utterly lost in.  'Integration' could be a new addition to Maurizio's classic M series, while 'Harmonic lays the reverb on even thicker over a dark pulsing bass.  'Stabilizer' provides a techier counterpoint more aligned with the deep and driving loops of Bluespirit or Driftwood.  It's a pleasure to have Altitude back on vinyl in such fine form.

A1. Altitude - Intregration [sample Cut]

Dana Ruh - The Red Tapes EP (CR001)

A1: Dana Ruh - Case of the D
A2: Dana Ruh - Play Again
B: Dana Ruh - United Jam


Vinyl

Dana Ruh - United Jam

Dana Ruh - Make you

Order: lnk.to/kindischstories

As it strides on into its 11th year, German label Kindisch is back with another of its excellent Kindisch Stories compilations, this time headed up by Dance Spirit after a fine edition from Bedouin in 2016.Christopher Mohn and Reagan Denius are Dance Spirit, a duo that has been turning out compelling electronic music on labels like Supernature, Rebellion and Akbal Music since 2014. Passionate about timbre, melody and movement, their music is sensitive stuff that makes for steamy dancefloor excursions and takes the pair behind it all over the world as residents for Flying Circus. Here they show off their selecting and sequencing skills with a 13 track offering that features five brand new tracks and eight of their own exclusive remixes from the label’s back catalogue.
Things kick off with a flurry of Dance Spirit originals: ‘Enouement’ is a tech cut with a middle eastern feel thanks to the organic string sounds and glitchy textures, then ‘Piercing the Veil’ offers a nice supple and rubbery groove to get lost in before the pair link with Robbie Akbal for ‘Moving Shapes’, a seven minute masterpiece of loose and jumbled percussion, popping percussive sounds and jostling minimal beats. It is brilliantly atmospheric and really soundtracks a unique world.
From there Dance Spirit show off their remix skills with great versions of tracks by Nick Galemore, Powell and Gab Rhome, all of which are magically musical as well as slick and groove driven: lingering pianos and sombre chords all colour the airwaves and make for an intoxicating mood that sucks you right in.
This carries on through the second half and excellent remixes of YokoO, Stavroz and LUM. It’s back to original material then with a track featuring Hana Choe that bubbles with spacey chords and dreamy vocals. The whole splendid selection closes down with a trio of delicately designed and intricately detailed cuts that are absorbing and woozy and finish this selection in style.
Both as a compilation and testament of the skill of Dance Spirit as producers, this is a fantastic statement.

Stavroz - Designer Eggs Im Garten (Dance Spirit Remix) (snippet)

Alessandro Crimi - Seashore Walk (Janeret Remix)

James Dexter makes his debut on Gruuv with his Mindstate EP, our first release of 2018, which comes with a great remix from Mihai Popoviciu.

DJ support from Jamie Jones, Archie Hamilton, Rich Nxt, Sidney Charles, Clive Henry, Hector Couto, Alexi Delano, NTFO, Leon, Chris Fortier and many more. 

http://classic.beatport.com/release/mindstate/2178862

James Dexter - That's Life

James Dexter - Mindstate

James Dexter - I Think So (Mihai Popoviciu remix)

James Dexter - I Think So

Out now on Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/i-know-you-want-me-ep/2207392

I Know You Want Me

iVAV032 M.F.S. Observatory - The Booty

The UpSideDown series is back with a special bunch of collaborations. Lopezhouse and Sacha Robotti make their debut in Sincopat, Audio Junkies is back home alongside mastermind AFFKT, our promising Mattia Pompeo meets the label manager Alberto Sola, rising duo Deeplomat & Dublatov show their presentation card on Sincopat, Elojet is back to the label and Andre Salmon & Merac join their forces for this hip hop anthem. Eleventh release of this series introduces one again a different concept, turning dance music upside down.

UpSideDown 11

Deeplomat & Dublatov - Cosmic Farmer - Sincopat UpSideDown 11

Audiojack’s dancefloor focused electronic music label, releasing on vinyl and digitally since 2010. 

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